Results of the week. "We do not knock out of the saddle"
Last week, Zbigniew Brzezinski, a pretty faded American Russophobe of all times and peoples, said that the Baltic countries would be the next target of the Russian “invasion” after Ukraine. In these countries, he included Estonia and Latvia, as a true Pole, ignoring Lithuania, apparently, considering it a "misunderstanding", a breakaway from the Commonwealth. Brzezinski, who on March 28 will celebrate his 87 anniversary, speaking to senators, said that official Washington should certainly equip Latvia and Estonia with American weaponsand, in addition, deployed on their territory American military bases. According to statements by the ex-adviser to the US president on national security issues (1977-1981), this should make it possible to counter the "Russian threat in the Baltic".
Against the background of the statements made by time and complications from Russophobia, the “hawk” of Brzezinski arrived in the Baltic States Tanks accompanied by US Army personnel. They arrived in Latvia, and then part of the equipment (as many as four Abrams tanks) was sent “to help” the Estonians. Tallinn explained that the crossing of the Estonian border with the American paratroopers accompanying military equipment was that joint exercises would begin in Estonia in early May. And the name has already been invented: "Hedgehog-2015." Judging by the name of the exercises, it can be assumed that Estonian soldiers will lurk in the grass and curl up at the sight of danger ...
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"... This is Putin's fault ..."
The main official version of the investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov was the version that is described as an "Islamic trace." According to this version, Nemtsov was killed because he allowed himself the support of the scandalous publications of "Charly Ebdo" and the mockery of Muslims who went to protest against the abuse of the feelings of believers.
One of the suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov Zaur Dadaev, who first gave a confession, then refused his words, saying that he had nothing to do with the murder of Nemtsov. Zaur Dadaev (quote Snob):
This statement by Dadaev, allegedly made by the journalists of the MK, was made by ultra-liberal media almost as proof that “there is no" Islamic trace "and cannot be," and that it was the Kremlin’s hand that involved Nemtsov’s murder. Add fuel to the fire links of various publications on the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then on the FSB, then God knows what kind of structure. In particular, Komsomolskaya Pravda writes that, according to a certain source in the FSB, the new head of the Ukrainian “Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion” Adam Osmayev, the one who was late in Ukraine for preparing the assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin, ordered the murder.
Obviously, even if the final version of the murder is announced, and the case goes to court with sentencing, then the information environment is unlikely to calm down. They say they lost such a figure ... Here, for example, the EU ... It requires the convening of an international group to investigate the murder of Nemtsov. And for some reason, the EU does not call upon thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of mutilated destinies of Donbass residents ... The EU and those responsible for the death of dozens of Odessa citizens in the Trade Unions House are not interested in investigating the EU. But in the case of Nemtsov, the "mouthpieces of democracy" are included in full. If it is scratched somewhere in a “democratic” place, then these mouthpieces should first turn to the USA - let them set an example for “uncivilized Russia” and create an international group to investigate the murder in Ferguson ...
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"Annushka" spilled oil ...
In early March, it became known about the cessation of Russia's participation in one of the most interesting Russian-Ukrainian military projects aviation. For a number of reasons, the Russian Ministry of Defense was forced to delete from its plans for the creation and construction of An-70 military transport aircraft. Previously, it was planned to take part in the final stages of this project, as well as to acquire several dozen such aircraft. However, recent events have forced the Russian Ministry of Defense to abandon further participation in the project.
The decision was made on the basis of the refusal of the Ukrainian side from military-technical cooperation with Russia. It’s like Ukrainian sanctions like that ... Considering that the plans for the coming years included the purchase of X-NUMX An-60 aircraft for the needs of the Russian defense department with Russian investments at 70 billion rubles, it becomes obvious which side of the “sanction” was hit. Ukrainian companies have lost numerous orders and are forced to move to large-scale reductions. Russian companies accumulate all the funds that were planned to be used in joint work on the creation of An-3. First of all, we are talking about the intensification of work on the expansion of the IL-70MD-76А series of aircraft.
It can be stated that this is another "achievement" of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine under the control of the "genius" Arseniy Yatsenyuk: we will cut back thousands of jobs in Russia! ..
It’s another matter how many people on this buried project were able to put into their pockets those who stretched the work of building an airplane for years!
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Gamdlislyam
As colleagues rightly pointed out, An-70 has become a hostage of politics in the new historical segment. There was no special need for it, but this program (like a number of others) was a kind of anchor that kept the Ukrainian economy from drifting towards the opponents of Russia.
This political technology was not born yesterday, but existed in Russia in the Middle Ages.
Russia, this aircraft (and this aircraft class Il-76) is actually not needed. Its cost is higher than the modernized IL (not to mention the operational cost), but LTH is lower. In addition, dear colleagues, this aircraft did not pass state tests in Russia, which is mandatory for the adoption of the machine into service. Therefore, it’s too early to speak as an airplane meeting all the requirements of the Russian Air Force.
A dozen years ago, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force, Army General Mikhailov VS gave a pejorative assessment of the An-70 aircraft. Alas, since that time, little has changed in this plane.
For two decades, the plane could not be brought to mind. Technology has already gone forward. The leadership of the “independent” declared Russia to be the enemy, and therefore political reasons for clinging to this project also fell away. It is for the best. What happened in the neighboring country (Ukraine), we experienced in 90, and therefore everyone understands that this is for many years.
We will build our planes.
Magic archer
RoTTor
Thrifty scammers have ruled the ball at Antonov for a long time.
Kiva with two sons opontal everything that can bring personal benefit to the family.
But they are there - the great masters of window dressing. The same board An-148 seven times solemnly rolled out - for different figures from the government.
Always and everywhere for full-scale tests built 3-5-7 prototypes. It was TWO An-70, one long ago ditched along with the crew, remaining after a large PL can only be a repair manual. New An-70 Ukraine is not able to build.
But the third 10 anniversary of this unlucky plane is chased by air shows.
It would have been better to have placed it in an aviation museum - there were few talented but unhappy airplanes ...
Hopes for NATO are Ukrainian nonsense: they don’t buy military equipment from questionable countries with an obscure orientation. But NATO members licked everything they needed - for nothing and questioned the need for this car for Russia, and even a couple of years was lost on it.
The current Ukraine, which has released 24 (five) airplanes in 5 of the year, is not capable of the aircraft industry, and is not needed. Western friends will never allow airplanes to the world market, and they have closed the Russian and post-Soviet markets to themselves.
After the “project Ukraine” is completed, the new Russia will restore the aviation industry in the Ukraine and New Russia.
3,7 percent
Despite statements by representatives of the federal authorities that the expenditures on the defense industry in Russia will not be revised, talks about such a review are already underway. Recently it became known that budget financing of projects in the defense industry will still be curtailed, although cuts (and in the terminology of the government: “optimization”) will be carried out “not so significantly” as in other areas. "Not so significant" - how much is this?
Against the background of statements about the governor’s pens for 36 million rubles, the Bentley’s governor’s for 17 million rubles, the identification systems of servicemen in canteens by 600 million rubles and other “achievements of non-national economy”, it becomes clear that “hidden” financial reserves for enhance the state’s defenses. And considerable ones ... Another thing is that these “reserves” once again reveal the fact of “misunderstanding” of the essence of modernization by individual persons. The “misunderstanding” is that some people see modernization as an extra hundred horsepower under the hood of their “official” car, extra carats in their ears and fingers of their spouses (and it’s not at all necessary that the spouses ...) or lined with pyramidal poplars the road to the country son in law on the coast.
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Undercooked in the boiler
In the Ukrainian media, an open appeal appeared to officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who participated in the so-called “Debaltsevskaya Operation”, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. A very detailed letter was signed by the officer assemblies of 128 th GPBr, 25 OMBP, 40 OMBP, 54 ORB and personally the commander of 128 th GPBr (mountain infantry brigade) Colonel S. Shaptala. The main essence of the letter is related to the fact that the officers' meetings that signed it accuse the top of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of Ukraine headed by Muzhenko as well as the headquarters of the so-called “anti-terrorist operation” for failing under Debaltseve.
Apparently, Colonel Shaptalu was inspired to appeal to Poroshenko, the golden star of “Hero”, which Peter Alekseevich personally hung on his chest. The fact that Mr. Shaptala was one of the first to rush out of the boiler (and in the letter the Debaltsev “bridgehead” is called the boiler), in fact leaving his subordinates there, is not so important for the uk colonel.
Apparently, in the colonel's cranial box, the idea emerged that behind the star of the hero of Ukraine it is possible to secure a “weighty” post in the “new” General Staff. The main thing is to wipe the legs of the leadership of the current General Staff, declaring that, they say, Muzhenko is a “hero” and amateur, and such as Shaptala are geniuses of strategy and tactics. Apparently, the escaped “officers” do not particularly care that nothing changes for the Ukrainian army from changing places ... And what can it change for the army, which destroys its compatriots with cluster bombs and incendiary bombs to the joy of overseas “friends” - except official status is an army of war criminals for whom the tribunal is crying ...
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Karlsonn
The murderers of their people and their country. I will not sit down on the same field with those who are serving now. Where were they all a year ago? What did they do when the VG overthrew? What is the price of their oath?
Ukrainian officers - those who value honor and oath, are now serving in the BCH. Junta serve Well .. splashes.
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Finches
Poster art
On the New Arbat, opposite the editorial office of the radio station Ekho Moskvy, a huge banner appeared, called “These people create an atmosphere of intolerance.” The creators of the banner are representatives of the "Glavplakata." They decided to acquaint the Muscovites and the guests of the capital with the "bright" sayings of the representatives of the "irreconcilable opposition".
The "Faces" of Makarevich, Shenderovich, Navalny, Volkov and D. Bykov looked at Novy Arbat, New Arbat looked at the faces of Makarevich, Shenderovich, Navalny, Volkov and D. Bykov. Nobody strolled along the bridges of the persons represented in the poster in the center of Moscow, either accompanied by pretty Ukrainian models, or alone. Mr. Navalny just moved on to “opposition” because of the large iron fence of a well-known state institution, Makarevich “did not bend”, not moving far away from billionaire Prokhorov, Shenderovich and Bykov and so chose a “tour” in the United States of America. In general, even quiet, peaceful intercourse with mattresses and the brain of supporters of comprehensive intransigence ceased to allow themselves ... Do they learn the lesson of Boris? ..
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Ispaniard
Ehhh novoliberals, to dissolve yours ... You yourself killed in the bud the idea of the opposition in Russia (apparently for the better) with your own hidden nothing:
- abomination
-parties
-sale
-fine
- lodging
-doubles.
P.S. I seem to understand why Putin does not touch this fetid swamp, it simply gives the population of the whole country, regardless of gender, age, religion, political views - Look at the current opposition and be horrified. And then more, soon you and I still will not see and hear from the opposition, which, in impotent rage, can actually do anything and at the same time become ill at ease with impunity from the authorities, will emanate even more SMRAD and abominations against their frigid-amorphous womb of our country and you and me ...
Decathlon
"Mistrali" sideways coming out? ..
Indian authorities have refused to buy French fighter jets Rafale 126 in favor of Russian military aircraft, and, as the Indian newspaper “The Times of India” notes, the contract with the Russian Federation will be bigger than with France.
A high-ranking source at the Indian Ministry of Defense said that in New Delhi they were ready to conclude a contract with the Russian Federation for the supply of Russian-made fighter jets with subsequent work on the transfer of technology from India itself. According to some reports, the 5 T-50 multi-role fighter, which will be “customized by Indian requirements,” should become the basis. The first batch of Russian aircraft will arrive for the Indian Air Force three years after the conclusion of the contract.
If such a contract is really concluded between the Russian Federation and India, then it will be possible to send ardent greetings to Francois Hollande ... Now the workers of the shipyards in Saint-Nazaire quietly hate him, and after concluding a contract between Moscow and New Delhi, the French manufacturers Rafale will no longer quietly hate losing billions of dollars in Indian investments.
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Bif
Oldwiser
Sophisticated Gallic "Mazo": go under Washington and even for the money of French taxpayers!
We do not want French, we want Russian!
Indian authorities refused to buy the French Rafale 126 fighter jets in favor of the Russian military aircraft. And the contract with the Russian Federation will be much more than with France. “India faced the problem of a sharp reduction in the number of fighters and therefore wants to accelerate the purchase of new fighters as much as possible. The Russian T-50 fighter, created by the Sukhoi Design Bureau, will be taken as the basis for a “promising multi-role fighter” and tailored to the requirements of India, ”the newspaper“ The Times of India ”writes.
Well, the decision of the Indian authorities was predictable. First, the French “ask for a little”, the Indians talked about this. Secondly, after stories with Mistrals, Paris can no longer be called the party to the contract that sacredly refers to the fulfillment of obligations. Third, Russia and India have long-standing partnerships in the field of military equipment: the two states have rich experience in the field of military-technical cooperation. It is known that more than 70% of military equipment and weapons of the Indian army, as well as the Navy and Air Force, of Soviet and Russian production.
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Better late than never
The Russian Federation takes a decision on the complete suspension of participation in meetings of a special advisory group within the framework of the CFE Treaty (Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe). The head of the Russian delegation on military security and arms control, Anton Mazur, is quoted by the business newspaper Vzglyad: “Western partners regularly use this platform to appeal to the Russian side with ritual and unrelated calls to return to the defective old CFE Treaty for us” .
The CFE Treaty was signed back in Soviet times, in November 1990, and entered into force two years later. The treaty says that NATO countries and countries that at the time of signing were part of the Warsaw Pact Organization (USSR, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania) are ordered to restrict the deployment of conventional weapons along the NATO-ATS border and have approximately equal relevant military capabilities.
What sense could this treaty have even in the nineties, when both the USSR and the Soviet bloc in Europe ceased to exist? And what is the meaning of the CFE Treaty in 2015? Maybe a small place where American old men, the “heroes of the cold war” stuck in the Gorbachev era, can from time to time give their anti-Soviet sermons? By the way, they did it - comrade Mazur is no wonder talking about "partners" who "regularly use this platform."
Well, better late than never.
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Tribuns
The ideologue of invincible Euroarmy
March 8 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made a statement on the creation of a unified European army. The statement is, of course, powerful. That is why it looks like a political rattle. As the VO columnist Igor Kabardin rightly points out, there will clearly be no one to command the united army in a critical situation. How to harmonize the European army with the structures of NATO? There are NATO members that are not members of the EU (Turkey), and EU members that are not members of NATO (Ireland, Austria, Sweden, Finland).
As we see it, Europeans will not command this unprecedented army in history. How is this: Europeans - and commanders? Headquarters staff in Brussels will be sent from the Pentagon. And these people will be engaged in extorting money from the crisis budgets of some countries and the formation of units that could (at least “in perspective”) fight with the Russians. But the Americans do not fight, in fact ...
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The lesson of modern history: the Ukrainians defend the United States from the Russian
Ex-president of Georgia, adviser to the head of Ukraine Mikhail Saakashvili actually admitted on live television that Ukrainians are just cannon fodder used by the United States in the war with Russia. “Ukrainians are not just Europeans, they are the best Europeans! Ukrainians are not just fighting for their freedom. This is the last line of defense between the United States and Russia! ”- broke out from Mr. Saakashvili on the popular program“ Shuster Live ”.
The width of the "line of defense", of course, is impressive. Apparently, Putin has already taken Washington and climbs the wall of New York along the ladder, and shooes him into the back of his back ... One Kiev is holding on.
The role of Ukrainians fighting for the freedom of the United States is very unusual in Saakashvili’s historical research. Maybe the heroic Kiev, alone restraining the onslaught of the Russian hordes, after the liberation of native land, to expel the invaders from Washington? If Saakashvili, Psaki, Nuland and General Breedlove strained their satellite vision, they would see Russian tanks on Pennsylvania Avenue. And they will see Obama meeting the liberators with flowers ...
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Момент
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How Russian reach the Dnieper
The American company Stratfor conducted another strategic simulation, the purpose of which was to examine the Russian invasion scenarios for Ukraine. In total, analysts scored six scenarios. All of them are “military options” in which Russia, believing that its national security is under threat, is conducting a military operation in Ukraine: from pinpoint actions to “total invasion from the east of Ukraine to the Dnieper”.
While reading the material from American analysts, it did not escape our attention that in five scenarios (excluding the first one), “Stratfor” did not give any calculations about what forces the Russians would need if they decide to resist NATO. The alliance coming to the aid of Ukraine is mentioned in the text, but the number of Russian troops opposing the alliance is not really taken into account. Probably, the company “Stratfor” is confident that in such a confrontation the Kremlin will definitely lose.
On the other hand, it seems that Stratfor does not believe in the military assistance of the West to Ukraine.
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Aikusun
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domokl
It seems to me that it is enough to strike from the north and south, in the districts of Kharkov and Odessa, and the days of the junta will be numbered ... But why?
As we have already written, the winner loses everything. So stability now is the best enemy of Kiev. And to put the life of Russian soldiers for the territory is absolutely not necessary.
shibi
Psaki hints at the consequences
“Jen Psaki's 10 March reiterated that the US is discussing the issue of imposing new sanctions on Russia. And talks about this are conducted not only in American institutions, but also with representatives of Europe. “We are continuing discussions on sanctions and other consequences,” she said, without specifying, however, what she meant by these “other consequences” (maybe even threatening to threaten a war with a war?), ”Writes VO commentator Elena Gromova .
It was necessary, after all, to get into the Pentagon, not the State Department. You look, would participate in the creation of the very "unified army" in Europe, which Mr. Juncker preaches. Or maybe she would head her most important headquarters. With her ability to see Russians everywhere, sometimes on the merry-go-round, now in the Donbas, now near the Boeing in the sky, she has a place in the army. Mrs. Psaki himself God ordered the arrows on the military maps to draw. On the coast of Belarus ...
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Russian beat - they are getting stronger!
Miriam Lebra in Slate.fr writes that Russians are happy, despite the raging crisis. According to a recent poll by VTsIOM, the number of happy people in Russia has increased: from 44% in December 2014 to 52% today. Levada Center last December surveyed 1.600 people from 134 cities and 46 regions of the country. 54% of respondents said that there is no substitute for Putin at his post. On March 5, the results of the new Levada Center poll were announced. And what? If elections were held today, 86% of respondents would have voted for Putin. The oppositionist Navalny is simply not visible on this powerful background.
It seems that the West has begun to understand a simple truth: the Russians are being beaten up - they are getting stronger. It is time to clarify this truth and the gentlemen of the White House and Brussels. And then they will beat the Russians until they truly get stronger and their heroic shoulders unfold.
At this and a fairy tale end, and who listened, that fellow!
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Mahmut
sergi-i
An amazing observation from the life of the Crimean cats. Cats living near the dining room look scruffy and sick. While the cats living in the park, clean and lean.
Freebie, apparently, is not good for anyone. A freebie even American Indians destroyed, settling them on reservations with guaranteed zhrachkoy.
mitya24
morpogr
* “We cannot be knocked out of the saddle” - the phrase of Vladimir Putin at the congress of the party “United Russia”, September 24 2011
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